Heritage and fear in the glare of Albright’s origins
Jacquelyn Mitchard reflects on Jewish heritage and anti-Semitism sparked by Madeleine Albright’s background. She recalls friends who discovered Jewish roots and contrasts media frenzy with personal, nuanced reactions, arguing the debate reveals deeper fears and identity questions.
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Woman feeds Washington homeless with weekly meals
Thelma Billy, a 52 year old Fairfax mother, spends about 150 dollars weekly to cook and deliver hot meals to hundreds of homeless in downtown Washington and Dupont Circle. Her effort, funded by donations and aided by volunteers, has grown from smuggled plates to a regular, life changing outreach.
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TV ratings debate affects Howard Stern show and PBS
Broadcasters and cable outlets vary in joining a voluntary TV ratings system. Some networks rate programs from TV G to TV M while others like BET and PBS resist or customize ratings. Industry figures urge stronger rules as critics call the system inadequate for parental warning.
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Howard Stern
E! Entertainment
PBS
Jeff Chester
Center For Media Education
Washington
Tv-M
Black Entertainment Television
Robert Johnson
BET Holdings, Inc
Tom Epstein
Sarah Lesch
Chester
Weather Channel
Edward Markey
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Boa finds freedom in a sunnyvale car
Diane Shaw carried her boa everywhere including fairs and dances. The snake slithered from a pillowcase on her lap behind the glove compartment on the Bay Bridge and stayed there until Jim Sokolski of Barron Automotive helped extract it. He removed the air conditioning unit and other parts to free the 40 foot reptile, with a $280 repair bill anticipated.
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Sunnyvale
Calif
Diane Shaw
San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge
Jim Sokolski
Barron Automotive
Vietnam
Sokolski
Ray Perry
Public servant Rex Scouten retires after 48 years at White House
Rex Scouten, who joined the White House as a Secret Service agent under Harry S. Truman and served for 48 years through nine presidents and four roles, will retire as White House curator at the end of April. For 11 years he oversaw the mansion art collections and furnishings.
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Rex Scouten
White House
Secret Service
Truman
The Gazette Promotes Soybean Ink and Recycling
The Gazette endorses sustainable printing using soybean ink and recycled newsprint. It urges readers to recycle newspapers at City Carton, 4250 Sixth St. SW, or via the nearest recycling location.
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